How to Take Screenshots on Apple TV 4, 3 or 2st Generation

We’re all well aware of the process of taking a screenshot when it comes to either your Mac or an iPhone which is by holding the power button and home button together. However, taking an Apple TV screenshots is not an easy task and is definitely not as simple as holding a couple of buttons. However, we can be grateful to Apple for at least providing the screenshot this time because it wasn’t there before. An example is the Apple TV 3 which was not equipped with the capability to take a screenshots. Luckily, we have found two ways to take screenshots on Apple TV and we are going to explain them in this article.

2 Methods to Take Screenshots on Apple TV

However, the latest Apple TV 4 can take a screenshot. As I mentioned earlier it is not a simple process making this happen so in order to take an Apple TV screenshot, the first thing you will require is a Mac and a USB type-C to USB type-A cable. The essential two methods to take screenshots on Apple TV 4, 3 or 2 are by either taking the help of Xcode or just not take the assistance of Xcode. Without any further ado, let’s go through both the ways.

How to Take Screenshots on Apple TV using QuickTime

The process we have explained will be the same for video recording when taking a screenshot on Apple TV 4, 3 or 2 and it makes use of Mac’s native QuickTime app.

How to Take Apple TV Screenshot Using Xcode

After the above step, connect your Mac to the Apple TV using USB type-C to USB type-A cable.

Go and open Xcode on your Mac.

When you are on Xcode, navigate to the Windows menu.

You must now select the Devices option and click on Apple TV from the list of devices.

Finally, all you have to do is click the Take Screenshot option.

That’s pretty much it, folks. The screenshot you have just taken will be saved in a 1920×1080 resolution, regardless of the resolution on your display, on your Mac in the desktop folder. This is by default so there’s nothing we can do about it.